Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Ariwara no Narihira

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Japanese poet Ariwara no Narihira.
Last updated on October 6, 2024.
Ariwara no Narihira

Ariwara no Narihira was a Japanese courtier and waka poet of the early Heian period. He was named one of both the Six Poetic Geniuses and the Thirty-Six Poetic Geniuses, and one of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu collection. He is also known as Zai Go-Chūjō, Zai Go, Zai Chūjō or Mukashi-Otoko.

Ah, if in this world there were no such thing as cherry blossoms, perhaps then in springtime our hearts would be at peace. — © Ariwara no Narihira
Ah, if in this world there were no such thing as cherry blossoms, perhaps then in springtime our hearts would be at peace.
I have always known that at last I would take this road, but yesterday I did not know that it would be today.
If there were no cherry blossoms in this world How much more tranquil our hearts would be in spring.
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